The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln, credited to Helen Nicolay, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln by Helen Nicolay. Read in English by Tom Weiss. The Boys’ Life of Abraham Lincoln is a biography with many anecdotes that takes one deeper into the thoughts, personality, and beliefs of the man that was Lincoln. While the title indicates the book is about Lincoln’s life as a boy, the book is a full, if somewhat shortened biography. It is very well written and was a joy to record. One might ask, "Who was Helen Nicolay?" Her father, John George Nicolay, was Abraham Lincoln's private secretary and doubtless much of the material comes from his complete biography of Abraham Lincoln. (Summary by Tom Weiss)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln
• Author credits: Helen Nicolay
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 13
• Listed recording duration: 5:42:56

Catalogue topics

• Abraham Lincoln

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapter 1 - A President's Childhood — 25:17
2. 02 - Chapter 2 - Captain Lincoln — 24:10
3. 03 - Chapter 3 - Lawyer Lincoln — 25:22
4. 04 - Chapter 4 - Congressman Lincoln — 22:07
5. 05 - Chapter 5 - The Champion of Freedom — 30:42
6. 06 - Chapter 6 - The New President — 25:18
7. 07 - Chapter 7 - Lincoln And The War — 24:10
8. 08 - Chapter 8 - Unsuccessful Generals — 23:03
9. 09 - Chapter 9 - Freedom For The Slaves — 23:32
10. 10 - Chapter 10 - The Man Who Was President — 27:08
11. 11 - Chapter 11 - The Turning Point Of The Way — 27:35
12. 12 - Chapter 12 - The Conquerer Of A Great Rebellion — 31:27
13. 13 - Chapter 13 - The Fourthteenth of April — 33:08

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